Unit 5 Nelson Mandela ------A Modern Hero

in 1903 the Noble Prize for Physics Marie Curie ( 1867- 1934 ) Polish scientist in 1903 the Noble Prize for Physics In 1911 the Noble Prize for Chemistry

Neil Alden Armstrong American pilot , astronaut the first person to walk on the moon “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

William Tyndale ( 1484-1536 ) Priest and scholar translate the Bible into Modern English

Albert Einstein born in Germany His theory in physics the Noble Prize in 1921 lived the rest of his life in the USA

Neil Alden Armstrong American pilot , astronaut the first person to walk on the moon “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

“ Father” of the Chinese space program One of the leading rocket engineers Worked on top-secret projects all his life

Reading Elias’ story

Guiding questions 2. What problems did Elias have? 1. Why did Elias support Nelson Mandela? 2. What problems did Elias have? 3. Why did he support violence when he did not agree with it? 4. What would you have done if you were Elias?

Work out the years Elias was born Elias began school Elias left school 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 Elias was born Elias began school Elias left school Nelson Mandela opened his law firm

T F T F F F F F Tell True or False 1. Elias met Nelson Mandela at school. 2. Nelson Mandela was a black lawyer. 3. Elias was unable to read or write because he was lazy. 4. Nelson Mandela helped him keep his job. 5. Elias was happy blowing up government building. 6. believed that black people were being treated as well as white people in South Africa. 7. Nelson Mandela thought violence was a good way to help black people. 8. The government were happy with Nelson Mandela and the ANC. F T F T F F F F

Match the words and expressions lose one’s job as a matter of fact in fact league be taken to prison lose heart feel hopeless in trouble have some difficult problems hero brave man out of work group of people organized for a special purpose put in prison

Read the text and then try to find the main idea of the text: The life of Elias’ changed before and after he met Nelson Mandela , and what Mandela did.

The life of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela. How many parts can the text be divided into? part Para. Main idea Part 1 The life of Elias’ life before he met Nelson Mandela. 1 2 3 The change of Elias life after he met Nelson Mandela and what Mandela did. Part 2 5

Detail studies 1.What do you think is the purpose of this passage ? 2. Do you think Elias tells his story well ? Give reasons 3. What is the tone of Elias’ story ? Do you like Elias because of the way he tells his story ? Give a reason.

Discussion Discusion 1. Why did the white people not treat black people fairly in South Africa? 2. How do you think the white people stopped the black people from being treated fairly? 3. Is it right for some people in one country to treat other people in the same country differently? Give a reason

Discuss the following question Activity Are there people inside or outside China that students feel are not treated fairly ?

Homework 1.Reccite the key sentences in the two texts. 2. Preview the passage and finish the exercise on Page 36.

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